Thursday, November 24, 2005

We've Grown Weary of Ethics In Government

The federal government created the society two years ago to impose ethical guidelines and standards on an industry that had been plagued with problems.[...]The former chairman of a body the federal government set up to regulate immigration consultants says he quit because board members wanted to pay themselves $60,000 a year to attend 12 one-day meetings.[...]There have also been questions about board interference in the hiring of society staff members.[...]